Forward to Feminist Agroecology: The Power to Feed Ourselves in In Our Hands

Project period:

01.07.2024 - 01.11.2026

Granted amount:

2,680,477,- DKK

Total budget:

2,680,477,- DKK

Organization:

Global Aktion - Mennesker & miljø før profit

Partners:

Rural Women's Assembly Trust for Community Outreach and Education

Pool:

Civilsamfundspuljen

Grant type:

Klimatilpasning (CCAM)

World goals:

Goal 1: No Poverty

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 13: Climate Action

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Efforts take place in:

Lesotho Malawi Namibia South Africa Zambia

Resume

This project seeks to strengthen the climate resilience and food security of rural women and their communities across Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia that are highly vulnerable to adverse effects of climate change. The project activities are based on feminist agroecology (FAE) as a means of climate change adaptation. These activities include the training of 100 feminist leaders, who will foster knowledge dissemination through facilitating local study circles, which each consist of 10 rural women. Moreover, advocacy efforts together with other civil society organisations will enhance the momentum of including FAE as a climate change adaptation strategy in the five respective countries. Centering rural women's demands and needs in the design of policies within the agricultural sector aims to create sustainable and long-lasting effects for a gender-responsive climate change adaptation strategy.